dull
🇺🇸
/dʌl/
🇬🇧
/dʌl/
adjective
B2
boring and not fun
The movie was dull and made me sleepy.
C1
not shiny or bright
The old coin looked dull and dirty.
C1
cloudy and not sunny
It was a dull day with no sun.
C1
not loud or clear
We heard a dull sound from far away.
C1
a pain that is not sharp but keeps hurting
She had a dull headache all day.
R
slow to learn or understand
The dull student needed extra help.
R
not busy; slow
Business was dull during the winter.
verb
R
to make pain or feeling less strong
Medicine can dull the pain.
R
to make someone less smart or active
Too much TV can dull your mind.
R
to become less bright or sharp
The knife will dull if you don't sharpen it.
translation
boring and not fun; not shiny or bright; cloudy and not sunny; not loud or clear; a pain that is not sharp but keeps hurting; slow to learn or understand; not busy; slow
to make pain or feeling less strong; to make someone less smart or active; to become less bright or sharp
Word Forms
3rd Present
dulls
Past
dulled
Perfect
dulled
Progressive
dulling
Comparative
duller
Superlative
dullest